Chinook Salmon
The graph is from 1962 to 1996. Well guess what? The fishery has finally collapsed due to the exploitive Republican agenda. I guess we don't need government spending to maintain and improve our fisheries, now do we?
(click at title to entry)....Seasons for northern Oregon and Washington options are drastically more limited than usual. The Council will select a final option at their next meeting in Seattle, Washington on April 6-12.
"The status of Sacramento fall Chinook has suddenly collapsed to an unprecedented low level," said Donald Hansen, Chairman of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). "The effect on California and Oregon salmon fisheries is a disaster by any definition."
Perhaps in anticipation of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's recommendations, the sport salmon season south of Cape Falcon (between Tillamook and Seaside) scheduled for March 15 through April 30 has been closed....
